Hilda Elena Fernandez, MD
Locations and Appointments
New Patients
Treats Children
CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Hilda Elena Fernandez, MD
Dr. Hilda Fernandez is a Transplant Nephrologist who is board certified in Pediatric and Adult Nephrology. She is the Medical Director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. Dr. Fernandez is a native Californian who trained at UCLA for Internal Medicine-Pediatric Combined Residency, followed by Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship. She then completed an adult Nephrology Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by completion of her Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology. Dr. Fernandez subsequently moved to New York City to complete her Transplant Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and she has been a member of the faculty since 2015. Dr. Fernandez has research interests in kidney transplant outcomes. She is also an expert on the transition of care from pediatric to adult care practices.
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Pediatrics
Expertise
Chronic Kidney Disease
Kidney Transplant
Young Adults
Education
Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
Internship: University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
Residency: University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Medicine (in Pediatrics) at CUMC
Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Education
- Residency: University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
- Fellowship: University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
- Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Internship: University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
- Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (in Pediatrics) at CUMC
- Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Pediatrics